Figure 3

Presence of ectopic lymph node-like structures in melanoma.
The nine highest 12-chemokine gene expression signature scored melanomas revealed a marked peritumoral lymphocytic host response, organized as ectopic lymph node-like structures by H&E staining (a.,b.,c.). Arrows (a. and b.) depict individual ectopic lymph node-like structures; Circle (b.) depicts an area of numerous ectopic lymph node-like structures.